PersidafSerbian, Croatian, Romanian, Slovene Serbian, Croatian, and Romanian form of Persis. This was the name of the wife of Alexander Karadordevic, Prince of Serbia and ancestor to the monarchs of Yugoslavia.
PetcomBulgarian (Anglicized) Anglicized form of Petko borne by Mr Petco Slabenoff, a Bulgarian passenger aboard the Titanic who died during the sinking of the ship in 1912.
Petjam & fFinnish, Slovene, Bulgarian Finnish form and Bulgarian variant transcription of Petya and Slovene diminutive of Petra (used as a given name in its own right).
PetrislavmCroatian, Serbian, History Croatian and Serbian form of Petroslav. Known bearers of this name were Serbian rulers Petrislav of Duklja and Petrislav of Rascia, who both lived in the 11th century AD.
PetromirmBulgarian This name is Christian in origin. The first element is derived from Petros (see Peter) and refers to Saint Peter, who was one of Jesus' twelve apostles and went on to become the first Pope of the Catholic Church... [more]
PetroslavmBulgarian This name is Christian in origin. The first element is derived from Petros (see Peter) and refers to Saint Peter, who was one of Jesus' twelve apostles and went on to become the first Pope of the Catholic Church... [more]
PlavafSerbian From Serbian плав (plav) meaning "blue" but it is used to denote a "blonde haired" person such as in this case. This is because the word had an ancient meaning of "shining, bright" from which the sense of "blonde haired" comes from and later it came about to mean "blue".
PrebislavmSerbian Derived from the Slavic elements prebi and slav "glory".
PredislavmMedieval Croatian, Medieval Serbian, Croatian, Serbian The first element of this archaic name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian adjective pred "in front of, before" (the latter can also be used to refer to an earlier point in time), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic perdъ "in front of, against"... [more]
ProdanafSerbian (Rare) Feminine form of Prodan. Like its masculine counterpart, it is derived from the verb prodati, "to sell", literally meaning "sold". It was once given to divert evil spirits by telling them the child has already been " sold away ".
RadolamSerbian, Croatian, Czech Slavicized variant of the Germanic name Rudolf, most notably used by Czech military commander and politician Radola Geidl, whose original name was Rudolf Geidl.
RadostfBulgarian, German (Rare) Derived from Bulgarian радост "joy, happiness". Radost Bokel is a German actress who played the titular character in the fantasy film 'Momo' (1986).
RamaelmSerbian Serbian name for an angel of joy, possibly referring to Judeo-Christian angel Ramiel.
RamzamSouth Slavic The name Ramza is rarely given in the south slavic languages (Mostly in Dalmatia). The name is very likely a corruption of the name "Erasmus", the patron saint of sailors.
RanimirmCroatian, Serbian The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian rani or rano "early, forward", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic ranъ. Also compare Polish rano "morning" and Czech/Slovak ráno "morning", which also derive from the same Proto-Slavic root... [more]
RanislavmCroatian, Serbian The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian rani or rano "early, forward", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic ranъ. Also compare Polish rano "morning" and Czech/Slovak ráno "morning", which also derive from the same Proto-Slavic root... [more]
RastkomSlovene, Serbian The name is derived from the Serbian word rasti, which means "to grow". I is also the name of the most important Serbian Orthodox saint - st. Sava (sveti Sava)
RatislavafSerbian From the Slavic word rat, meaning "war" ,and the slava, meaning "glory".
RosenmBulgarian Derived from Bulgarian росен (rosen) "dittany (a type of flower)". This name is borne by Rosen Plevneliev (1964-), the fourth president of Bulgaria.
RujmSlovene (Modern) Slovene name meaning “sumac tree.” Similar to the feminine name Ruja. Possibly related to the Serbo-Croatian word for September (‘rujan’).
RusemMacedonian Usually a Slavic name Ruse is most common in Macedonia. It has a Slavic meaning derived from the word рус (rus) "fair haired" or "fair/red bearded".... [more]
RusimirmCroatian, Serbian The first element of this name is probably derived from the Serbo-Croatian noun Rus meaning "Russian". The Russians themselves derived their name from (Old) Russian rusij or rusiy, which refers to a light hair colour (often blonde; some sources also say light-brown) and could be understood to mean "fair-haired" or "fair-headed"... [more]
RusmirmBosnian, Croatian Bosnian form of Rusimir, as well as a Croatian variant form of the same name. A bearer of this name is Rusmir Mahmutćehajić (b. 1948), a Bosnian politician and writer.